Étienne Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Haiti

Étienne Surname User-submission:

This is a French surname, denoting a descendant of Étienne (English Stephen or Steven, via Greek Stephanos, meaning 'to wreath' or 'crown').

Étienne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France131:5,109,440259,941
Haiti121:890,32611,483
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Etienne (183,269) are calculated separately.

Étienne (338) may also be a first name.

Étienne Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a French surname, denoting a descendant of Étienne (English Stephen or Steven, via Greek Stephanos, meaning 'to wreath' or 'crown').

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Étienne Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Étienne Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Étienne has its highest incidence in France. It can also appear as: Etienne. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Étienne? popularity and diffusion

The surname Étienne is the 3,100,440th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Étienne live; 40 percent live in Western Europe and 35 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 475,334th most widely held forename internationally. It is borne by 338 people.

This surname is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 5,109,440. In France it is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 38 percent live, Occitanie, where 15 percent live and Brittany, where 8 percent live. Barring France this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Etienne95183,269/
Éstienne931/
Itienne861/
Estienne802,459/
Ettienne801,036/
Etienney80351/
Ethienne80253/
Etiennne804/
Etiennes804/
Eutienne801/
Etiennea801/
Etiennep801/
Etienner801/
Etiienne801/
Etiennee801/
Etiene77705/
Itiene7720/
Etienn7710/
Ytiene771/
Estienney7574/
D'Etienne7514/
Ettiengne7513/
Haitienne7512/
Heytienne752/
Ettiennie751/
Ethiene71167/
Ettiene71154/
Etiegne71107/
Estiene7163/
D'Estienne7138/
Ettienn715/
Etienna713/
Etieene713/
Etieine712/
Etienee712/
Etienny711/
Estienn711/
Etiennt711/
Etyenne711/
Ytienez711/
Etienie711/
Etiennc711/
Etienng711/
Itienna711/
Heuttienne710/
Etien673,651/
Etienesh672,737/
Ettiegne67288/
Estienny6746/
Itien673/
Etiegnie672/
Ettienny671/
Etieneat671/
Hettiene671/
Ettienna671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Étienne
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